Facilities: Volume 41 Issue 5/6

Guest editorial: Role of research for standards within the built environment

Nora Johanne Klungseth, Susanne Balslev Nielsen, Moacyr Eduardo Alves da Graça, Sarel Lavy

Information management in the facilities domain: investigating practitioner priorities

Conor Shaw, Flávia de Andrade Pereira, Ciaran McNally, Karim Farghaly, Timo Hartmann, James O'Donnell

Effective information management can help real estate operators improve asset performance during use, reducing environmental impact. The purpose of this exploratory study is to…

Building retro-commissioning standard and policy: status quo and future directions

Joseph H.K. Lai, Savannah Y.T. Lai, David John Edwards, Huiying (Cynthia) Hou

This paper aims to review standards on or related to retro-commissioning (RCx) and policy measures that are applicable for fostering wider adoption of RCx in existing buildings…

Achieving sustainability in South African commercial properties: the impact of innovative technologies on energy consumption

Alireza Moghayedi, Dylan Hübner, Kathy Michell

This study aims to examine the concept of innovative technologies and identify their impacts on the environmental sustainability of commercial properties in South Africa. This…

BIM guidance to optimise the operational phase: defining information requirements based on ISO 19650

Simon Ashworth, Michelle Dillinger, Karsten Körkemeyer

This paper aims to describe the development of guidance to help clients and operational teams to clearly define information requirements for projects using building information…

Collaboration between researchers and practitioners on developing facilities management standards and guidelines

Per Anker Jensen, Susanne Balslev Nielsen, Helle Lohmann Rasmussen

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the collaboration between researchers and practitioners on developing standards and guidelines for Facilities Management (FM).

Development of a new standard for evaluation of sustainable refurbishment

Svein Bjørberg, Alenka Temeljotov Salaj

Increasing focus on sustainability, in general, climate change impact, circular economy and a substantial need for CO₂ footprint reduction within the construction industry…

A discussion of digital transition impact on facility management of hospital buildings

Rodrigo Pedral Sampaio, António Aguiar Costa, Inês Flores-Colen

This paper aims to contribute to the discussion of the following questions: How can the digital transition improve the management of the operation and maintenance of…

Norwegian stakeholder's attitudes towards EU taxonomy

Hilde Norang, Marit Støre-Valen, Nina Kvale, Alenka Temeljotov-Salaj

The European Union (EU) aims to become climate-neutral by 2050. Achieving this requires targeted measures and strategies. One of the instruments of the EU is the EU taxonomy, a…

Sustainable digitalisation and implementation of ISO standards for facilities management

Ka Leung Lok, Ian van der Pool, Andrew J. Smith, Alex Opoku, Ka Lam Cheung

This viewpoint paper aims to discuss sustainable digitalisation of facilities management (FM) through the implementation of the newly recognised International Organization for…

Research and evidence-based standards paving the way for a digital and sustainable transformation of the built environment

Nora Johanne Klungseth, Susanne Balslev Nielsen, Moacyr Eduardo Alves da Graça, Sarel Lavy

Researchers and standardisation bodies are key to accelerating societal transition and contributing to society’s demands for sustainability, resilience and digitalisation…